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Fort Dorsner (également sur commune d'Auxelles-Bas)

Giromagny, Territoire de Belfort, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Fort, jusqu'aux contrescarpes des fossés (cad. Giromagny AM 10 ; Auxelles-Bas B 463) : inscription par arrêté du 13 décembre 1995
Protection dates
1995/12/13 : inscrit MH
Type
fort
Main period of construction
4e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1875
Architect or builder
SERE DE RIVIERES Raymond, général, ou, RIVIERES Raymond SERE de, général (ingénieur, architecte militaire)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Giromagny
Département
Territoire de Belfort
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.73093, 6.81300
Mérimée reference
PA00135351

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swisstopo — Federal Office of Topography

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Fort construit de 1875 à 1879, caractéristique du système défensif élaboré par le général Séré de Rivières après la défaite de 1871. Equipé en 1880 de tourelles d'artillerie métalliques. Renforcement en béton de plusieurs ouvrages fin 19e-début 20e siècle.

Plan trapézoïdal.

English translation

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Fort built from 1875 to 1879, characteristic of the defensive system elaborated by General Séré de Rivières after the defeat of 1871. Equipped in 1880 with metallic artillery turrets. Reinforcement in concrete of several structures late 19th-early 20th century.

Trapezoidal plan.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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